The Big Five Podcast

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and 
Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

Three more Liberal MNAs have announced they won’t seek reelection in Quebec this October, how the Bill 96 CEGEP amendment happened, and Luc Boileau is set to announce tomorrow whether or not indoor mask requirements will be kept beyond April 15th.

Elias Makos is joined by David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister and analyst, and Justine McIntyre, former Montreal City Councillor and Consultant at Espace Strategies to discuss Quebec Liberals finally vowing to vote against Bill 96, Pope Francis officially apologizing for the role of the Catholic Church in Canada’s residential school system and Quebecers shopping more than ever at Amazon.

Elias Makos is joined by Lionel Perez, Former city councillor and leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, and Anne Lagace-Dowson, political analyst to talk about a new study showing nearly half of all online purchases in Quebec were made on Amazon, the nightlife scene once again being in trouble because of 6th wave, and nurses not being impressed by Dubé’s latest healthcare reform bill.

Elias Makos welcomes in Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance and Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo and a commentator at RDS to weigh in on Francois Legault's family doctor promise being no longer in the plans, whether or not we should raise the speed limit here in Quebec, and an organizer for Eric Duhaime’s Conservative Party getting arrested.

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Senior Consultant at McMillan Vantage Policy Group and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor to discuss  Health Minister Christian Dubé's plans to overhaul Quebec’s healthcare system, experts finally saying we’re entering a 6th wave, and Quebec businesses upset the VaxiCode QR code reader app has now been disabled.

Egbert Gaye, founder and editor of Montreal Community Contact - 

Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson 

The co-founder of TNKR Media Dan Delmar and best selling author Lea Streliski joined Elias for an action packed Friday Big 5.

Dr. Vardit Ravitsky, Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President, of the International Association of Bioethics and Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, join Elias on The Big 5 to discuss higher income taxes, male contraceptives, and so much more.

Meeker Guerrier, Weekend News Anchor at Noovo host and a commentator at RDS and Richard "Bugs" Burnett, journalist and columnist, join Elias Makos on the Big 5 to discuss yesterday's budget announcement and so much more.

Political analyst Karim Boulos and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor join Elias Makos to discuss the new deal in parliament. They also discuss what to expect from the last CAQ budget before the upcoming fall-election.